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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Alley

Ăl'ley, n.

noun

(ăl'lĭ), n.; pl. ALLEYS. [Fr. allée, from aller, to go.]

  1. A walk in a garden. “Yonder alleys green.” Milton.
  2. A narrow passage or way in a city, as distinct from a public street. Gay.

Al'ley, n.

noun

[A contraction of alabaster, of which it was originally made.] A choice taw or large marble. Dickens.